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Sue Dellelce, Nicholas Dellelce, Taylor Dellelce and Perry Dellelce

August 21, 2024

Perry Dellelce, BA’85, LLD’22, and family have extended their long-standing commitment to Western.

Eunice Oladejo and Lauren Allison

August 13, 2024

Eunice Oladejo, BA’21, and Lauren Allison, BScN’19, are some of Canada's delegates at the 2024 G20 Youth Summit in Brazil.

Julian Birkinshaw

August 7, 2024

Julian Birkinshaw, MBA'91, PhD'95, is the new dean of Ivey Business School after 25 years at London Business School.

Andrew Busch and Matthew Boutda

August 7, 2024

Matthew Boutda, MMus’23, and Andrew Busch, BMus’22, made the cut as ‘Canada’s hottest young classical musicians.’

Kate Current

July 31, 2024

Kate Current, BESc'21, MESc'23, and her coach meticulously planned her path to the 2024 Summer Games.

Coaching staff around Damian

July 30, 2024

Reigning Olympic decathlon gold-medalist Damian Warner heads to the 2024 Summer backed by alumni coaches and supporters.

Carleigh Bodrug

July 29, 2024

With a large following on social media and two NYT bestsellers, Caleigh Bodrug, BA’14, serves up solutions for a healthier plate.

Nathoo Family

July 29, 2024

The Nathoo family has quite a legacy - they are graduates from Western's Faculty of Education.

Western grad Jill Moffatt (right), BHSc’16, MHIS’19, and her rowing partner Jenny Casson.

July 29, 2024

Jill Moffatt, BHSc’16, MHIS’19, and Cassidy Deane hope to help Team Canada row to victory.

The insignia of the Order of Canada is a snowflake with six points and a stylized maple leaf at its centre, containing the motto “they desire a better country” in Latin.

June 28, 2024

Five Western alumni have been named to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours.

Eric Chung, BESc’77, MEng’78, (right) along with his wife Ruby, BSc '78, accepting the 2024 L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal.

June 27, 2024

Eric Chung, BESc’77, MEng’78, receives the 2024 L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal.

Carla Coveart.

June 21, 2024

Carla Coveart, BESc’13, receives 2024 Engineering Young Alumni Award.

Collection of books on a beach.

June 20, 2024

From suspense to significant figures in Canadian history, here are ten summer reads by Western faculty and alumni.

Halina and James (Rus) Russell Robinson.

June 3, 2024

Bequest from Halina and James Russell Robinson, PhD'53, provides ‘unparalleled access’ to military history.

Josh Barr and Amar Gupta.

May 21, 2024

Josh Barr, MBA’17, and Amar Gupta, MBA’17, recently closed a deal with Arlene Dickinson on CBC’s Dragons’ Den.

Josh Ross on stage at the Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, July 12, 2023.

May 21, 2024

Rising country music star and past Mustangs football player Josh Ross, BA’17, reflects on his unique journey.

The presidential palace in Santiago, Chile was bombed on Sept. 11, 1973

May 21, 2024

Over 50 years since Chile's military coup, a Western prof and Rosa Devés, PhD‘78, are working to find victims who disappeared.

The Future of AI

May 21, 2024

Mark Daley, BSc’99, PhD’03, is Western's chief AI officer. In this Q&A, Mark discusses how quickly things are moving.

From Western to Washington

May 21, 2024

CBC’s Katie Simpson, BA’06, gives us a behind-the-camera look at the wild world of U.S. politics.

Vic Giguere

May 9, 2024

Vic Giguere, MMJC'22, is passionate about the world of consumer-packaged goods and now works at Kraft Heinz.

Kant Chong and family

May 1, 2024

Spirit of Western Award winner Kant Chong, BA’03, has unwavering passion for his alma mater.

Grad collaborates with Alicia Keys on Broadway musical

April 18, 2024

John Yun, MMus’12, is working alongside Grammy award-winning artist Alicia Keys on Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen.

Robyn Michaud stands at the edge of the Boston Marathon route ahead of her 38th marathon, and third in Boston

April 17, 2024

Western instructor and doctoral candidate Robyn Michaud, MEd‘09, runs 38th marathon.

Zenith Fellow Tassneem Hamed creates art inspired by space, pictured here.

April 4, 2024

Tassneem Hamed, BSc'22, explores the power of merging science with art to explore the cosmos.

Mira Ratkaj

April 2, 2024

Mira Ratkaj, BSc’85, supports future Indigenous students experiencing financial barriers to a university education.

Asha Parekh

March 20, 2024

FrontLine Medical Technologies innovator Asha Parekh, PhD’15, shares insights at the Lynda Shaw Memorial Lecture.

George McAuley

March 18, 2024

Education grad George McAuley on teaching, music, and full circle moments.

Tenomix mechatronics engineer Jacob Tryon, PhD'23, with cofounders MD and COO Eveline Pasman, CTO Michael Lavdas, president and CEO Saumik Biswas and director Sherif Abdou.

March 11, 2024

Tenomix secures over $2M in seed funding for cancer care robotics system.

Class composite of the class of 1959.

March 7, 2024

Dr. Marie Jeanne Ferrari, BA’55, MD’59, was among just five women who received an MD in 1959.

Ziyana Kotadia and Aisha Imana

March 7, 2024

Ziyana Kotadia, BA'23, and Aisha Imana elevate youth voices at UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Donna Padavan

February 20, 2024

Engineering a path: From inspiration to innovation with Donna Padavan, BESc’01, MESc’04, PhD’10.

Stephanie Marley behind a table with 'Wake Up Jamacia merchandise'

February 16, 2024

Stephanie Marley, BA'99, is working to educate and empower fellow citizens in Jamaica's constitutional reform.

Anna Wang and her son

February 8, 2023

Anna Wang, MA’19, returns to Western to pursue law degree to help new immigrant families.

Vasiliki and James McInnes, co-founders of Odd Burger, with Matthew Davison, dean of Science at Western and Colin Porter, director of Hospitality Services at Western, with Odd Burger director of operations Katie McInnes, at the launch of the Odd Burger outlet at UCC Food Hub

January 22, 2023

Grads and Odd Burger founders Vasiliki and James McInnes open their first-ever university outlet at Western.

Carol Off

January 5, 2024

Carol Off, BA’88, LLD’17, returns to Western to teach a course based on her newest book.

National Volunteer Week 2023

April 16, 2023

We celebrate National Volunteer Week and the nearly 500 alumni who volunteered over the past year.